On June 15 a fire destroyed Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, one of the nation’s leading builders of the instruments for churches, schools, and concert halls around the world. Located in Lake City, 70 miles northwest of Des Moines, the company … » Read

Louis Langrée has said that he will not extend his contract as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra beyond 2023-24, by which time he will have been at the orchestra’s helm for 11 seasons. “This hasn’t been … » Read

MILAN--Covid-19 restrictions have penalized early-career artists more than their well-established counterparts. While stars like Igor Levit have seamlessly shifted their fan bases online with virtual concerts, budding musicians without such … » Read

The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) has elected a new president in Peter Paul Kainrath, artistic director of the Ferrucio Busoni Piano Competition and CEO of Klangforum Wien. He will serve a three-year term, … » Read

As Marin Alsop concludes her tenure as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) with a star-filled live broadcast and online gala on June 19, she looks back on her 14 years with both pride and regret. Now a much better ensemble … » Read

The Las Vegas Philharmonic has a new executive director as of May 3, coming to the city from Grand Rapids, MI, where she served for the last year as a consultant and, prior to that, COO to a startup called Aid the Neway International_SignArt. At … » Read

As if to reassure us that it will, indeed, offer a full 2021-22 season, and that Riccardo Muti is still, indeed, its music director, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced the first few programs of its next season, packaging it as a … » Read

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), located in Winston-Salem—one of UNC’s 17 statewide campuses—is undergoing major changes, as witnessed by the arrival of new deans at three of its five genre-specific … » Read

MacKenzie Scott, currently the nation’s most generous and influential philanthropist, has announced a new round of grants totaling $2.74bn to 286 organizations—among them major universities, distinguished arts groups, and nonprofits … » Read

The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO), Massachusetts’ largest such ensemble outside of Boston, is in the midst of labor negotiations that will likely make or break the upcoming season. The musicians’ contract expired in August of … » Read